Back to my parents when I was seventeen

After the greetings, it was time for lunch.

Mr. Shen was so happy that he asked Uncle Li to bring some wine.

Shen Yubai glanced at him and said, "Grandpa."

Mr. Shen looked at him and said, "Xiao Yu, Grandpa is happy today."

Seeing Shen Yubai still silent, Mr. Shen whispered: "Grandpa only drinks one glass."

Shen Yubai then spoke, "A small cup."

Uncle Li smiled and said, "Only the young master can control the old man."

Mr. Shen glanced at him.

After drinking a small cup, Mr. Shen was still a little unsatisfied. Shen Sinian spoke at the right time, "Grandpa..." He had just gotten used to this address, "Please drink with me. This drink is good."

Mr. Shen: "Okay, okay."

He quickly agreed.

He had no reason to refuse the request made by his newly found grandson.

After lunch, Shen Sinian and Shen Yubai sat with the old man in the living room for a while before going upstairs to their respective rooms.

Before Shen Sinian came back, Mr. Shen had someone arrange a room for him. The room was next to Shen Yubai. Shen Yubai took him upstairs to his room.

He opened the door, stood at the door, and glanced at Shen Sinian beside him, "Is this the style you like?"

"Wow," Shen Sinian's eyes lit up, "Computer."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He glanced at the excited look on his face and pulled his lower lip speechlessly, "Have you forgotten what Xu Chuning said?"

Shen Sinian: “…No.”

He touched his nose angrily and muttered, "After the monthly exam, Ningning will probably stop caring about my studies, right?"

Hearing this, Shen Yubai raised his eyes, "Why? Your grades are very good?"

Shen Sinian: "Of course."

He said proudly, "I am the top student in my grade, okay?"

"Really?" Shen Yubai said calmly, without any emotion, "She is also number one in the grade."

Although Xu Chu Ning's math scores were average, her math scores were average relative to her other subjects. In her other subjects, except for Chinese and English, she often scored full marks in history and geography, and her political science scores were never lower than 95 points.

So the 80-plus points in math seem to be much worse.

Shen Yubai's tone was too casual, and Shen Sinian didn't react at first to who he was talking about. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was talking about Xu Chuning.

"You also care about the school's academic ranking?" Shen Sinian was surprised. He thought Shen Yubai didn't care about these things.

Hearing what he said, Shen Yubai glanced at him indifferently.

Shen Sinian's eyes dodged and asked, "What about you? Where do you rank?"

Meiji Junior High School has been ranking students separately for arts and science since the second year of high school. Xu Chuning is the top student in the arts class, while Shen Yubai... did not participate in the last exam, so he is the last in the science class.

Shen Sinian didn't know about this, so he asked so fearlessly.

Shen Yubai: "You will know in a week."

In one week, it will be the monthly exam of Meiji Junior High School.

Shen Sinian: “…Oh.”

It seems that his dad's grades are not very good, which is completely opposite to the excellent student in both character and academics that his grandmother described.

Shen Sinian secretly complained in his heart but didn't dare to say it out loud.

On Sunday, knowing that the old man wanted to stay with Shen Sinian for a while longer, the two of them had dinner at Shen's house before leaving.

Before leaving, the old man was worried that the two of them were not getting enough nutrition, so he asked Shen Yubai if he wanted to hire an aunt to take care of them and prepare three meals a day. Shen Yubai had refused before, and the old man never mentioned it again.

And now he brought it up again, he knew that he wanted to be nicer to Shen Sinian.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yubai said calmly, "Let's think about it."

Mr. Shen: "Okay."

As long as Shen Yubai doesn't refuse outright, there is still hope.

The two left the Shen family, and Mr. Shen asked Uncle Li to bring them a lot of fruits and snacks.

The trunk was filled and delivered directly to the house where they lived.

Seeing the house full of fruits, Shen Sinian looked at Shen Yubai who was walking towards the kitchen and said, "I want to go to the store."

It's only eight o'clock, the shop must not be closed yet.

Shen Yubai poured out two glasses of water and glanced at him coldly when he heard this, "Go if you want to."

Shen Sinian blinked, "You're not going?"

Shen Yubai: "No."

He put the cup of water on the table and walked towards the room.

Shen Sinian looked at his indifferent back, thinking of what happened last night, and scratched his head in annoyance, "Then I'll go, I'll get them some fruit and milk."

Shen Yubai: "Take it if you want."

Shen Sinian: "I'll be back soon."

He picked around in the living room and found that everything Grandpa Shen had arranged for to be delivered were all nourishing products. The milk was imported, and there were also a lot of imported fruits, all very fresh.

Thinking about Xu Chuning's preferences, Shen Sinian took two cartons of milk and found a large bag to fill with a lot of snacks and fruits for her.

After finishing the installation, Shen Sinian said to the people in the room, which was closed but not locked tightly, "I'm leaving."

"..."

No one cares about him.

Shen Sinian was a little unhappy, but he didn't bother with him.

*

On the other side, Xu Chuning played in the amusement park all day yesterday. She didn’t go anywhere today and helped in the store as soon as she got up in the morning.

I was so busy that I didn't have time to rest until the evening.

You Shuzhen asked her to sit for a while, then stood up and poured her a glass of water. "Why didn't Si Nian come today?"

Xu Chu Ning: "...He went back to the Shen family."

Shen Sinian sent her a message in the morning.

You Shuzhen nodded, "It's good to go home."

The mother and daughter sat facing each other in silence.

After a moment of silence, Xu Chu Ning raised his eyes to look at her, "Mom, do you miss her?"

Hearing this, You Shuzhen gave Xu Chuning a weak smile, "Ningning, it was a lie when Mom said she didn't miss her. Mom dreamed about her a few days ago."

Xu Chu Ning was slightly startled, and gently held her hand, "Mom, we will definitely find her."

You Shuzhen hummed, "Mom believes it too."

As long as she persists, she will definitely see her daughter again.

"Let's not talk about this topic." This topic was too heavy, You Shuzhen smiled and changed the subject, "You didn't look very happy today. Did you have a bad time when you went out yesterday?"

Originally, You Shuzhen wanted to ask Xu Chuning in the morning, but there were always customers in the store and she was busy, so she forgot about it.

Xu Chu Ning was startled and asked blankly, "Is there?"

You Shuzhen: "Are you not unhappy?"

"No," Xu Chuning said, "I had a lot of fun yesterday."

You Shuzhen frowned, vaguely feeling that Xu Chuning was not in a very good mood today. She was about to say something else when Shen Sinian's clear and pleasant voice came from outside the store, "Aunt You, Ningning."

The two turned their heads to look over and saw Shen Sinian carrying things into the store with both hands, "Did you miss me?"

You Shuzhen chuckled, her brows softened, "I thought about it. I was just wondering why you didn't come today."

"I knew Aunt You liked me the most." Shen Sinian said sweetly, "I went back to the Shen family today and brought you some food."

You Shuzhen looked down at what he was holding, stunned. "...What are these?"

"Milk," Shen Sinian picked up a box and put it on the table, "Aunt You, I took a look and this is especially suitable for you and Ningning. You are usually too tired, so you need to supplement some nutrition."

You Shuzhen: "But this is too much."

Shen Sinian: “Not much at all.”

He gave Xu Chuning a look, asking her to persuade You Shuzhen to accept it.

Xu Chuning: “…”

She looked at the large and small bags of things Shen Sinian brought, "Did you keep any for yourself?"

"Yes," Shen Sinian told her, "Shen Yubai doesn't drink milk, so he asked me to take it all."

Hearing this name suddenly, Xu Chuning said, "Does he know that you are here?"

Shen Sinian nodded.

Xu Chuning understood, and after a moment of silence, she looked at You Shuzhen, "Mom, Shen Sinian brought it over, so just accept it. This is a token of his love."

Shen Sinian agreed: "Yes, Aunt You, if you don't accept it, I will be embarrassed to come here for a free meal next time."

Shen Sinian and Xu Chuning were like a duet, talking back and forth, making You Shuzhen unable to cope.

As a last resort, You Shuzhen could only accept the generous gift he brought.

The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Shen Sinian had to go back.

Xu Chu Ning walked him to the intersection and asked, "How did you get here?"

Shen Sinian: “Ride a bike.”

"Didn't he come with you?" Xu Chu Ning asked subconsciously.

Shen Sinian: "...my dad?"

Asking back, Shen Sinian noticed that Xu Chuning's expression was slightly stiff, and couldn't help but tease her, "Ningning, are you and Shen Yubai having a quarrel?"